Veterinarian pay in Louisiana
Veterinarians in Louisiana: $101,000 to $134,000 a year in job ads
From 14 job ads at 12 employers, updated Oct 15, 2026
Hourly and yearly ads, kept apart
Posted yearly
$101,000 to $134,000
14 ads, median $131,000
Each range runs from the 10th to the 90th percentile of the ads' stated pay (the middle of each ad's range). An ad that states no unit is not counted, and hourly is never converted to yearly.
What the jobs offer
7%
CE allowance, 5 of 73 ads
22%
mentorship, 16 of 73 ads
7%
new grads welcome, 5 of 73 ads
Counted only where the ad's own words say it, Oct 15, 2026.
Hiring now in Louisiana
- Veterinarian at Gill Bright Animal Hospital, Lake Charles$115,000 to $135,000 a year
- Veterinarian - Locum at Banfield E. Baton Rouge$115 to $140 an hour
- Associate Veterinarian – Flexible Scheduling Available | Marcello Veterinary Hospital at PetVet Care Centers, HoumaPay not stated
Questions
What does a veterinarian make in Louisiana?
Job ads in Louisiana offer veterinarians $101,000 to $134,000 a year, median $131,000, from 14 ads at 12 employers (Oct 15, 2026). The BLS median for veterinarians in Louisiana was $124,370 a year in May 2025.
How does Louisiana compare with the US?
The median veterinarian job ad in Louisiana offers $131,000 a year (14 ads), $9,000 less than the US median of $140,000 (2,447 ads), as of Oct 15, 2026.
What benefits do veterinarian jobs in Louisiana offer?
Of 73 veterinarian ads in Louisiana, 5 mention a CE allowance, 16 mention mentorship, 5 mention welcoming new grads, as of Oct 15, 2026. Only what the ad itself says is counted.
Job-ad pay is read from employers' own job feeds and careers pages, each figure kept with the ad's own sentence. See also how often vets leave their practice or add your pay anonymously.